DAVID GRAY - BABYLON
Friday Night I'm Going Nowhere
All The Lights Are Changing Green To Red
Turning Over Tv Stations
Situations Running Through My Head
Looking Back Through Time
You Know It's Clear That I've Been Blind
I've Been A Fool
To Open Up My Heart To All That Jealousy
That Bitterness, That Ridicule
Saturday I'm Running Wild
And All The Lights Are Changing Red To Green
Moving Through The Crowds I'm Pushing
Chemicals Are Rushing In My Bloodstream
Only Wish That You Were Here
You Know I'm Seeing It So Clear
I've Been Afraid
To Show You How I Really Feel
Admit To Some Of Those Bad Mistakes I've Made
And If You Want It
Come And Get It
Crying Out Loud
The Love That I Was
Giving You Was
Never In Doubt
Let Go Of Your Heart
Let Go Of Your Head
And Feel It Now
Let Go Of Your Heart
Let Go Of Your Head
And Feel It Now
Babylon
Babylon
Babylon
Sunday All The Lights In London Shining
Sky Is Fading Red To Blue
Kicking Through The Autumn Leaves
And Wondering Where It Is You Might Be Going To
Turning Back For Home
You Know I'm Feeling So Alone I Can't Believe
Climbing On The Stair
I Turn Around To See You Smiling There In Front Of Me
And If You Want It
Come And Get It
Crying Out Loud
The Love That I Was
Giving You Was
Never In Doubt
Let Go Of Your Heart
Let Go Of Your Head
And Feel It Now
Let Go Of Your Heart
Let Go Of Your Head
And Feel It Now
Let Go Of Your Heart
Let Go Of Your Head
And Feel It Now
Let Go Of Your Heart
Let Go Of Your Head
And Feel It Now
Babylon
Babylon
Babylon
Babylon
Babylon
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): David Gray
Producer(s): David Gray, Iestyn Polson, Craig McClune
This Song Is About A Guy Whose Girlfriend Has Left Him. Once He Realises He Has Allowed His Fear To Block His Path To Love, He Decides He Wants Her Back. David Gray, Who Was 30 Years Old When The Album Was Released, Was Married At The Time And Was Writing In Character.
The Guy In The Song Goes Through A Weekend, With Each Day - Friday, Saturday And Sunday - Introducing A New Verse. This Is What Gray Calls A "Mathematical" Approach To Songwriting (Billy Joel Did It On "You May Be Right"), But It's Done With A Great Depth Of Feeling.
The Song Is Built On An Acoustic Guitar Figure, But There's A Lot Going On Around It. Gray's Producer, Iestyn Polson, Used A Sampler To Process The Clicky Beat That Plays Throughout The Song And Ran The Piano Through A Vocoder To Give It An Electronic Sound. Keyboards, Bass And Drum Samples Were Added To Round Out The Track, Which Hit A Sweet Spot Between Organic Instrumentation And Machine-Generated Effects. It Was All Done In Gray's Home Studio On An 8-Track Digital Recorder.
Gray Recorded A Different Version Of This Song, Sometimes Referred To As "Babylon 2," For The Us Single Release. This Version Also Got Its Own Music Video. The Original Video, Directed By Kieran Evans, Takes Place Around London, With Shots Of Gray In The Tube. The Second Video Is Set In America.